{"id":56163,"date":"2018-01-06T06:03:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T06:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=56163"},"modified":"2018-01-06T06:03:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T06:03:50","slug":"donald-trump-will-not-be-banned-from-twitter-despite-north-korea-tweet-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/donald-trump-will-not-be-banned-from-twitter-despite-north-korea-tweet-controversy.html","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump will NOT be banned from Twitter despite North Korea tweet controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Donald Trump will NOT be banned from Twitter despite North Korea tweet controversy<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">TWITTER has confirmed it will not block world leaders from its website or remove their controversial tweets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The announcement has come after US President was widely criticised earlier this week for a tweet about North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Mr Trump tweeted: \u201cNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un just stated that the &#8216;nuclear button is on his desk at all times&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">&#8220;Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a nuclear button, but it is a much bigger and more powerful one than his, and my button works!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">His tweet prompted calls for him to be banned from Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">However Twitter has resisted calls to remove the US President from its platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">In a blog, Twitter said: \u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of discussion about political figures and world leaders on Twitter, and we want to share our stance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cTwitter is here to serve and help advance the global, public conversation. Elected world leaders play a critical role in that conversation because of their outsized impact on our society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cBlocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cIt would also not silence that leader, but it would certainly hamper necessary discussion around their words and actions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The social media giant\u2019s announcement has come at a time when Donald Trump has more than 46 million Twitter followers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Twitter added: \u201cWe review Tweets by leaders within the political context that defines them, and enforce our rules accordingly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cNo one person&#8217;s account drives Twitter\u2019s growth, or influences these decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cWe work hard to remain unbiased with the public interest in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cWe are working to make Twitter the best place to see and freely discuss everything that matters. 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